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After a while, though, the group just wasn't a good vehicle for the songs I'd written.

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I don't know that I read more than the average person. I don't think I do very much. I tend to read more when I'm on holiday. That's when I can go through books like you wouldn't believe. I read a bit of everything, but the novel has always been very important to me.

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For me, songwriting is really where it's at. I turn to use the guitar just to help me write the songs. That's it. As a result, my guitar playing suffers pretty horribly.

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I actually spend as much time listening to new music as to old. Probably more. I just try to get something out of it all.

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I like to buy records for people, make a present of the music.

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If you feel that you're not getting enough out of a song, change the instrument - go from an acoustic to an electric or vice versa, or try an open tuning. Do something to shake it up.

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The 'music industry' is not a term I use. I tend to concentrate on music, and the music business is something different.

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If you're thinking the road ahead is a little shorter than the one behind you, you're thinking about trying to write a good song and hoping to make a decent record of it.

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I just try to stay fit. That's important - just to try to stay physically fit so you can go out there and play. You do need to be in reasonable shape.

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Instead of receding, the past actually becomes more important. That's what will happen to you. It sounds unlikely, but the past actually changes complexion as you get older.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: August 12th, 1949

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